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Leadership In Philippians: A Postcolonial View, Rick M. Kress Jan 2024

Leadership In Philippians: A Postcolonial View, Rick M. Kress

Masters Essays

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Tibetan Buddhism And The Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sean Butler Jan 2023

Tibetan Buddhism And The Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sean Butler

Masters Essays

This paper explores the uncertain future of Tibetan Buddhism within the TAR based on historical and contemporary indicators. This paper demonstrates that Tibet and China are at a critical juncture that, if mishandled, will result in disastrous effects for Tibetan Buddhism. This paper is not seeking to predict the future of Tibetan-Chinese relations but uses available evidence to gauge the most likely outcome for Tibetan Buddhism inside the TAR. In doing so, it becomes evident that in the next decade, Tibetan Buddhism within the TAR will likely experience heightened oppression, a crackdown on any dissent towards the CCP, and a …


The Black Church: A Place Of Refuge – A Place Of Prayer, William F. Spencer Jan 2022

The Black Church: A Place Of Refuge – A Place Of Prayer, William F. Spencer

Masters Essays

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Wisdom As Loving Justice: An Interfaith Perspective, Deborah Zawislan Jan 2020

Wisdom As Loving Justice: An Interfaith Perspective, Deborah Zawislan

Masters Essays

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Comprehending Just Peacemaking Theory And Its Application To The Rwandan Genocide, Caroli Shao Jul 2019

Comprehending Just Peacemaking Theory And Its Application To The Rwandan Genocide, Caroli Shao

Masters Essays

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A Commodified Faith: Theodor Adorno’S Culture Industry And Evangelical Catholicism, Francis Boccuzzi Apr 2019

A Commodified Faith: Theodor Adorno’S Culture Industry And Evangelical Catholicism, Francis Boccuzzi

Masters Essays

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Óscar Romero: A Liberative Model For Engaging With The Homeless In Cleveland, Maxwell Linnville Apr 2019

Óscar Romero: A Liberative Model For Engaging With The Homeless In Cleveland, Maxwell Linnville

Masters Essays

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To Obey, Or Not To Obey: That Is The Question An Exploration Into The Way Sr. Joan Chittister O.S.B. And Her Benedictine Community Critically Engage Teaching Of The Catholic Church Rather Than Blindly Obeying, Sean Cahill Apr 2019

To Obey, Or Not To Obey: That Is The Question An Exploration Into The Way Sr. Joan Chittister O.S.B. And Her Benedictine Community Critically Engage Teaching Of The Catholic Church Rather Than Blindly Obeying, Sean Cahill

Masters Essays

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In Objection To Error: A Wesleyan Reflection On The Regrettable State Of The United Methodist Church, Charles Stehlik Jan 2019

In Objection To Error: A Wesleyan Reflection On The Regrettable State Of The United Methodist Church, Charles Stehlik

Masters Essays

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“I Want To Live”: The Spirit Of The Incarnation And Theologies Liberating Refugee Women, Eilis Ann Mcculloh Jan 2018

“I Want To Live”: The Spirit Of The Incarnation And Theologies Liberating Refugee Women, Eilis Ann Mcculloh

Masters Essays

In the Catholic sphere, Liberation Theology is one practice that theologians and the faithful have used to promote the dignity and humanity of all people. Liberation Theology involves a praxis to overturn the status quo and bring abundant life to the Anawim. 2 In today’s world of on-going war and an increased economic divide between first- and third-world countries, refugee women can be considered modern-day Anawim. They are, indeed, the closest to Jesus Christ, who stands with them in their struggle for life and gives them strength to continue. Traditionally, liberation theology has provided a theological framework to discuss social …


The Sociology Of Staying: Persistent Activism And The Benedictine Sisters Of Erie, Theresa Avila-John Jan 2018

The Sociology Of Staying: Persistent Activism And The Benedictine Sisters Of Erie, Theresa Avila-John

Masters Essays

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Engaging Romans: An Exegetical Analysis Of Romans 1:26–27, Michael Younes Jul 2017

Engaging Romans: An Exegetical Analysis Of Romans 1:26–27, Michael Younes

Masters Essays

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Catholicism And New Media: Context, Characteristics, Choices, Raul Botha Jul 2017

Catholicism And New Media: Context, Characteristics, Choices, Raul Botha

Masters Essays

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The Biblical Foundations Of Just-Peacemaking Theory: Matthew 5:38–41 As Active Nonviolent Resistance Within The Honor-Shame Paradigm, John A. Barrett Jul 2016

The Biblical Foundations Of Just-Peacemaking Theory: Matthew 5:38–41 As Active Nonviolent Resistance Within The Honor-Shame Paradigm, John A. Barrett

Masters Essays

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Jesus’ Command To “Go And See” In Mark 6:30–44 And Its Significance For Creating Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Care For Women In The Criminal Justice System: Gathering The Gifts And Meeting The Hungers Of All God’S People, Pamela Chaney Apr 2016

Jesus’ Command To “Go And See” In Mark 6:30–44 And Its Significance For Creating Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Care For Women In The Criminal Justice System: Gathering The Gifts And Meeting The Hungers Of All God’S People, Pamela Chaney

Masters Essays

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Emerging Adults And The American Church: How Brecksville United Methodist Church Can Recapture The Attention Of 18-­‐29 Year Olds, Courtney Drescher Apr 2016

Emerging Adults And The American Church: How Brecksville United Methodist Church Can Recapture The Attention Of 18-­‐29 Year Olds, Courtney Drescher

Masters Essays

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Praying With Images: Encountering God Through Creative Expression, Mary L. Coffey Apr 2016

Praying With Images: Encountering God Through Creative Expression, Mary L. Coffey

Masters Essays

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A Study Of “Believing” And “Love” In John’S Gospel, Patrick Sullivan Jan 2016

A Study Of “Believing” And “Love” In John’S Gospel, Patrick Sullivan

Masters Essays

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Dismantling A Clobber Text: An Engaged Critique Of Romans 1:26–27, Matthew Michels Jul 2015

Dismantling A Clobber Text: An Engaged Critique Of Romans 1:26–27, Matthew Michels

Masters Essays

This paper grapples with the traditional anti-queer reading of Rom 1:26–27, which purportedly forbids Christians from entering lesbian and gay relationships in some real sense, if not entirely. I begin by sketching this traditional reading by referring to antiqueer interpretations of Rom 1:26–27 that are top hits in today’s online world; subsequently, I suggest the direction for a standard historical critique of the traditional reading by arguing for the fundamental incongruence of ancient Greco-Roman and modern Western categories of gender and sexuality. Finally, instead of establishing my own historical-critical exegesis of the text, I discuss the necessity of engaged exegesis. …


A Unified Vision: Hermeneutics Of Hunger And Feminist Ethics Of Care As Means For Approaching International Relations, With An Examination Of U.S. Political Involvement In Liberia, Joy Parker Jul 2015

A Unified Vision: Hermeneutics Of Hunger And Feminist Ethics Of Care As Means For Approaching International Relations, With An Examination Of U.S. Political Involvement In Liberia, Joy Parker

Masters Essays

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Acres We Are To Be Gathered For God: Vowed Women Religious And Engaging Impasse As A Way Forward For The Catholic Church, Amy K. Mckenna Apr 2015

Acres We Are To Be Gathered For God: Vowed Women Religious And Engaging Impasse As A Way Forward For The Catholic Church, Amy K. Mckenna

Masters Essays

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Flesh And Blood: The Relationship Between Women's Identity And Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean, Virginia K.R. Phillips Apr 2015

Flesh And Blood: The Relationship Between Women's Identity And Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean, Virginia K.R. Phillips

Masters Essays

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Father Stanisław Musiał, S.J.: The Courage To Confront, Agata Wyszynski Jan 2013

Father Stanisław Musiał, S.J.: The Courage To Confront, Agata Wyszynski

Masters Essays

How does one surpass the ordinary, especially when one’s ordinary surroundings disclose prejudice and hostility? In her essay entitled, On Relationship as a Key to Interreligious Dialogue, Doris Donnelly observed that there is “...goodness to be seen in ordinary people doing ordinary things under extraordinary circumstances — people whose lives are a powerful witness to their faith.”1 One such ordinary person was Father Stanisław Musiał, S.J., whose Jesuit education, friendship with Jews, and participation in dialogue and negotiations with Jews allowed him to transcend the anti-Semitic culture of the post-World War II epoch in Poland.